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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-25329

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its civil servants work on rail matters exclusively and how many on road matters exclusively.

Precise information on the numbers of staff working exclusively on road and rail matters is not available. The following table provides a general picture of the numbers of civil servants working in areas within the Development Department which have responsibility for road and rail matters.In addition to staff working within these areas there will be staff working within other core departments and agencies with close links to road and rail matters, and also staff working in areas indirectly related to road and rail matters.Count of Civil Servants by Area Related to Road and Rail Matters, April 2002

Division	Staff
Trunk Roads Design and Construction Division	47
Road Network Management and Maintenance Division	52
Transport Divisions	65

Question reference: S1O-05218

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the work of the Digital Scotland pathfinder projects will lead to improved broadband access for businesses in rural areas.

Aggregated procurement is a new approach to telecoms procurement and the two pathfinder projects will be the first test. The aim of the projects is to secure an affordable solution for the Public sector. By bundling demand in this way it is hoped that this will encourage more investment in infrastructure than would otherwise be the case and potentially establish a base for future wider provision of services to business and consumers.

Question reference: S1W-25330

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the study into the Glasgow and Edinburgh airport rail links will be completed given that Strathclyde Passenger Transport has announced it is beginning plans for the introduction of a rail link between Glasgow city centre and Glasgow airport.

Question reference: S1W-24905

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the replanting of trees will begin at the foot-and-mouth disease burial site at Birkshaw Forest, Lockerbie.

Question reference: S1W-25223

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether plans to introduce national motorways, trunk and ring road tolls in England and Wales as published by the UK Minister for Transport, Local Government and the Regions will be extended to Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-25119

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 30 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to motion S1M-2703 as agreed by the Parliament on 7 February 2002, whether its assessment of the effect of the trunk road maintenance contracts on local roads maintenance has been completed.

Question reference: S1W-25118

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many liquefied petroleum refuelling points there are.

Question reference: S1W-22791

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the installation of the Train Protection Warning System at signals on the rail network is near completion.

Question reference: S1W-24164

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive in which areas omne communication ltd's broadband services were available from 25 February 2002.

Question reference: S1W-24163

Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any jobs will be created in Dumfries and Galloway as a result of the roll out of omne communication ltd's services.